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Help out a lazy bloke , started doing research on a can for a 6.5cr hunting use.There are so many options. Barrels is threaded 14 or 15 x1.
Hardy and dmt currently in run then found some more. Obviously want it as small, light ,accurate and cheap , pick any 3 hey
The cheap I know won't be a option
Which one and why please
no its pick any two of the three....
north island DPT
south island gunworks
why??? reliable,great service and they just work..no fuss no bother,no bullshit.
Wasting your time
6.5 Creedmoor is not legal in South Island but ok in North Island
Could tell a very funny story about a NI Hunter with a brand new mega buck 6.5 CM that I was guiding.
Turns out his gunsmith set it up for him and it was good too go.
I think both the gunsmith ( unknown ) and Hunter were Muppets.
It was not good too go
It was not even able to hit a very big box at 50m
Hence not legal in SI any more
:D
But in all seriousness a DPT is the way too go because ok price and easy to service and clean
so your normal creedmore owner then :XD:Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
quickly puts flak jacket on
fixed it for you...Quote:
Originally Posted by blip
Dpt on my creedmoor. Haters always going to hate. Especially the ones living in the past. Yet they'll say the .260 and 6.5 swede are brilliant. Go figure.
So I go out 1 hour before it's light and find 7 deer with the thermal
Radio the Hunter to get his shot together and leave camp.
Gets to me and i get him to 400m from the deer
Says this is close enough for me too shoot
I say we can get 150 closer
No I want to shoot from here the Creedmoor will do it at a canter
So this is a brand new gun set up by someone else with one of those laser sights that give hold over
All programmed from the numbers on a factory box of ammo
So you get the outcome you deserve
No hits
No deer
No idea where they missed to
Turns out he had no idea how to sight a rifle in, let alone program a ballistic calculator scope
The week did not improve and to add insult to massive injury I shot a red deer and a chamois with my 50 cal muzzleloader when I gave up and went out alone
What??? No drop chart, no ballistic phone appy thing, no trendy new caliber, are you sure it wasnt a dream ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
Akaroa, they probably used one of those bore sighters - back when i was still guiding in africa, every time ive seen a yank with a new rifle they swear by it, get them at the start of the trip. Lets check zero, no i dont need to, its sighted in ( this is after flying and 300km plus of shit dirt roads, at this point you know the trip is gonna go to shit- YES YOU DO, 2 shots later , see why we do it. I stood in a gunshop while a salesman told a bloke his new gun been zeroed using a bore sight - he wil be right for a roo shoot that night, not been back to said shop ;p
lol 6.5 mm haters, show me toothy clawy things - i might change caliber - luckily its nz u poor bastards dont even have snakes
its the shot not the caliber or the gun,
Ive shot water buffalo and killed more donkeys and camels than cholera with mine, though it is a 6.5x47 -been using it since 2003 - officially only launched in 2005, before the Cr and 260s came out.
btw more game has been killed in europe with 6.5 than any other caliber
only got a 6.5 Cr for this trip as ammo for the x47 u roll yourself, very lil in the shops
back on topic
Tx for info guys seems hardy doesn't get any mention
@Sharki I'm not a 6.5 hater. My primary big game rifle is a 6.5x65R
I'm just doing what the 270 haters do for light entertainment
6.5 all the way for me its just the man bun doesn't do anything more amazingly than the 100+yr old one does in a modern action yawn....hell I've got 3 different flavored 6.5s
DPT or Gunworks. Ultimately the difference between the two comes down to what you value - DPT are a bit lighter and more expensive while Gunworks are a bit heavier and cheaper. Both are excellent.
If you're going to beat the hell out of it and hunt rough, buy a gunworks suppressor, they're bombproof. If you aren't going to toss it in the back of a truck and drag it around, buy a DPT. I'd be totally happy with either.
Also jumping on the bandwagon of teasing 6.5 CM for no reason simply because it's an opportunity to use this meme:
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Also welcome Sharki - if you've got any old hunting photos or stories it would be cool to hear them in the hunting story section.
Surely all that would be the guides fault?Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
It would be in the north island. That's why guides on bow and creedmore hunts carry a rifle up here.
@Sharki if your rifle is already threaded and you get a DPT I can bore the Bush to suite your barrel when you come look at the Packrafts
no such thing as a silencer in NZ they are illegal - its a suppressor - and those muppets on here trying to consign 6.5 crudmore to the North Island - bugger off - real hunters up here thank you - we dont want it either and just get DPT great serviceQuote:
Originally Posted by Sharki
I have plenty more 6.5mm stories both good and bad and not in the Campfire section because true
Well not many votes for Hardy's then ah......
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Barry a can man, a can ;p
about 30 years ago we get a new medic in platoon, not used to infantry yet, 1 of the marksman " chuck me the can in my bag" about 5 mins later a beef steak and beans appears, "couldn't find any in your bag - have one of mine" cracked up
@akaroa1 be taking u up on that depending on stock available
btw more game has been killed in europe with 6.5 than any other caliber
Bold bold statement, got any facts to back that one up?
Bought my first Gunworks suppressor in 1997. Still got it and still works. Quieter than most as back then it was still in the experimental stage, so longer and heavier than now. All baffles are stainless. But a subsonic round pretty much has the signature of a .22lr subsonic round. Have used subs more than once to 'herd' animals that are walking away from me, back towards me. I'm a 300m max sort of guy.
I wouldn't bother with anything but HardysQuote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
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A-tec are next level.
Svemko are what the cool kids are using tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by TimC
A-tec is pretty middle of the road in terms of quality and performance.They are probably the most prolific brand over here and do a good job with marketing on their display days .I would put A-tec in the same bracket as Gunworks,I have had five A-tec's ,still got one. It all depends on what your looking to do with it I suppose.
